The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-09-03
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PreI 81 4. Knapp, ofIsal5e Charles,
must feel profoundly huniliAted that
Gov AleEaery j. arregaiiHg to himself
.all the credit Of having inaugurated
and carried 70 successful conclusion
tie Interstate Agricultural Convention
held n Lake Charles ii February last.
We deeply syrnpAthize with the Pro
fessos and We bid him be Of good
cheer At this act 81 iHgraiitnds on tire
past of our Governor. Instances Of his
atfribatiag to himself tie merit Of
other peoples acts have been chronic
with hi1a Lake Charles Commercial.
Tho EeHo has enieavored hereto
fore "a avoid sny controversy with
ire Clomnsrci0i during tho present
osnpaign, IS we considered no good
to either paper or to the parish would
follow, and we desired to live in bsr-
mony with our coafrefs Therefore we
have failed 70 take notice Of several
uuderaanded thrasts made at us
by the commercidl, for these reasons.
ISnt the above stab IN the dark, we
consider calls for our attention, and
10 that end we will try to entertain
our seemingly very sympathetic corr
frere 10 The best ofour ability.
I
This fling Of The Commercial is in
tended as Sur on our answer two
weeks ago 70 a direct qnastiOn asked
lby lhe Acadia Sestenel. as 10 ''what
couneetion the prosperity Of fCalca-
sieu has with 8EeEneryls Hdministra-
tion,' > IN which article we stated tina,
the Governor gave hislofieial influence
and nsed bis personals efforts TO make
| The late Interstate Agricultural Con
Yeniion, held in. this city last February
snoess, which event alone has beer
the means Of bringing 10 eur parish
hundreds of immigrants and adding
thousands Of dollars to It's wealth.
Now, if any fsir-minded person cal
mabipnlate The above as asrrogating
10 Governor RIeERery sail the credi
of having inangarated and carried 3,
| a sueoessfal conclusion the Interstat,
Agricultural Convention held in LAX
Chaflss IN February las" OrNsFeReet
ing IN anymse upon or detractini
from The great amount of work an,
executive ability displayed by on
highly esteemed friend, Prof. S. "A
Knapp, VIC viii acknowledge that W
have wroDged and Inundated our oil
), friend, the Professor, Bot we are in
cliRed TO believe that Prof. KNAPP
D felt considerably more Inundated a
the use Of hisnsme by the Commercial
to make a political point against hi
acknowledged friend, the Governor
/, than be did by the statement of III
, EcBo in its issue Of the Goth, or an
: statement ever made by Gov. MeBner
? as to when the credit is due for th
ssaeeessful conclusion of the Intel
s state Agricultural Convention.
P The feigned solieitude Of the Con
q nasrciaI for our esteemed friend, Pro
o Knapp, would have been more effec
d i've had our ooafrere founded his u
81 dying sympathy on something mol
reasonable. than the silly charge "Lha
d Coy. McEneFy is aFrogating to himse
IF all the credit for the successful col
clusion of the late Interstate Agrieu
Ii tural G Convention, held in this city"
" Facts are like figures, they rcaunD
al be controYerted by silly argument, ar
rs the facts, in our opinion, in th
instance have been entirely aoverlOok'
Y ~ the Commercial, we feel it ineuI
: bent upon us TO challenge that pap
2 10 cite the instance wherein Go
Y McEpery ever claimed 'ial the oreC
for the suecesslul ceRelasion Of t
III Lake Charles Convention"
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